mixed feelings - Member of Technical Staff Software Development Engineer AMD Employee Review

4.0
Jun 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

I had the opportunity to work with some great people and learned a lot in this particular role. I also liked the flexible schedule/remote working ability.

Cons

A lot of power politics - information is often highly controlled and trying to get relevant information was a challenge at times. There are some people who have managed to make it to leadership roles that are not, in my opinion, quite ready to be there. Leadership entails the ability to listen.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Apr 13, 2026
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Pros

It's a big company. So, a lot of great benefits and high pay. Also, a lot of opportunity for career advancement and internal transfers if a particular job/team doesn't fit (to avoid losing RSUs). Plus, they're not too hard on you regarding performance since all the performance reviews are qualitative rather than quantitative (that could be both a pro and a con, honestly).

Cons

It's a big company. So, a lot of bureaucracy. They get in the way of themselves requiring endless approvals for spending. Also small organizations within AMD being territorial about their particular domain rather than being as open as possible inhibits rapid progress. Also, pushing for "diversity and inclusion" is racist. They should ignore race, not try to have a representative sampling of the population. I give them a low score there because DEI is racist. But not minimal because it's only something the HR dept cares about, normal employees effectively ignore race from what I can tell. So even if management is woke, the company (the individuals) are not.

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